Goethe-Institut organizes the FIRST VIRTUAL PASCH PRINCIPALS' CONFERENCE SOUTH ASIA NORTH 2021 “THE GERMAN WAYS AND THE WAYS WITH GERMAN” · PASCH stands for “Schools: Partners for the Future” · Aimed to bring together Principals of PASCH Schools of the Northern South Asian region, who are supported by the Goethe-Institu · Attended by more than 40 Principals from PASCH Schools Northern South Asia
Islamabad, January 28, 2021 - With the vision of giving insights to the Principals into the untapped opportunities and a brighter future for young students, Goethe-Institut organized the FIRST VIRTUAL PASCH PRINCIPALS' CONFERENCE SOUTH ASIA NORTH 2021 “THE GERMAN WAYS AND THE WAYS WITH GERMAN” from 22.01.2021 to 24.01.2021. The conference aimed to bring together Principals of PASCH Schools of the Northern South Asian region, who are supported by the Goethe-Institut.
For
this initiative, Goethe-Institut partnered with leading schools in some of the
major cities in Pakistan. Schools in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and
Rawalpindi were engaged in the first virtual PASCH principals' conference.
During
the three-day conference, the PASCH-Initiative and its goals were discussed in detail
and the resulting perspectives for students in South Asia were explored together
with the school principals.
Speaking
on the occasion, Ms Veronika
Taranzinskaja, PASCH Head of South Asia said, "The conference
brought discourse and reflection on interconnecting educational issues. The
digital format of the conference did not allow for real encounters, but we were
able to create an intimate exchange between principals and their
representatives across the borders of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and
Iran."
On
the first day of the conference, the guests were welcomed by Dr Berthold
Franke, Director of the Regional Institute New Delhi and Head of the South Asia
Region, followed by Dr Christoph Veldhues, Head of
Language Department, Goethe-Institut Munich. The Cultural and Visa Department
of the German Embassy, New Delhi supported the conference with opening remarks
on the role of the PASCH-Network in South Asia and also with important tips on
Visa-Application for Germany.
The
main objectives of PASCH Initiative were introduced such as awakening interest
and enthusiasm for Germany, motivating young people to learn German, to create
intercultural understanding, by creating spaces for transcultural interaction
between students.
A
presentation of the PASCH projects in 2020/2021 was given by Ms Veronika Taranzinskaja.
The
school principals also received information from the DAAD on living, studying
and working in Germany. The representatives of the AHK with the Pro Recognition
project showed which professional perspectives, graduates from South Asia can
expect, especially with regard to apprenticeships and what support for the
recognition of qualifications from Pro Recognition looks like in concrete
terms.
A
model was also presented on how professional orientation at PASCH schools could
take place. Numerous school principals showed interest in the same.
During
the Barcamp on the second day of the conference; the school principals brought
up current educational topics from everyday school life. Motivating
contributions were made on the topics of “building the alumni network”, “learning
in the new world” and “classroom management in online learning”, which led to
constructive discussions.
Dr
Steinmetz, a Specialist STEM vocabulary in GFL lessons and co-author of
"German for Engineers", 2018, explained how the promotion of
technical language in STEM clubs at PASCH schools could be done. This topic
holds a lot of importance for the South Asian high school graduates, as most of
them choose Germany as their place of study and opt for STEM-relevant subjects.
A
lot of variety and hilarity were brought by the workshop "These Strange
German Ways", conducted by Mrs. Puneet Kaur, Head German in 1000
Schools. Principals also approached the
German language in a "Learn German 1" course.
About the PASCH
initiative
PASCH
is an initiative of the Federal Foreign Office in cooperation with the Central
Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA), the Goethe-Institut, the German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Educational Exchange Service (PAD) of the
Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and
Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The
initiative Schools: Partners for the Future (PASCH) was launched by then
Foreign Minister Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2008. PASCH is a beacon project
that implements key objectives of cultural relations and education policy. The
Federal Foreign Office promotes and coordinates the initiative, which is
implemented by its partner organisations: the Federal Office of Administration
– Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, the German Academic
Exchange Service and the Educational Exchange Service.
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